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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GAIUS

ga'-yus (Gaios; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Gaios):

(1) The Gaius to whom 3 John is addressed. He is spoken of as "the beloved" (3 John 1:1, 2, 5, 11), "walking in the truth" (3 John 1:3, 4), and doing "a faithful work" "toward them that are brethren and strangers withal" (3 John 1:5, 6). He has been identified by some with the Gaius mentioned in the Apostolical Constitutions (VII, 46), as having been appointed bishop of Pergamum by John.

(2) Gaius of Macedonia, a "companion in travel" of Paul (Acts 19:29). He was one of those who were seized by Demetrius and the other silversmiths in the riot at Ephesus, during Paul's third missionary journey.

(3) Gaius of Derbe, who was among those who accompanied Paul from Greece "as far as Asia," during his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4). In the corresponding list given in the "Contendings of Paul" (compare Budge, Contendings of the Twelve Apostles, II, 592), the name of this Gaius is given as "Gallius."

(4) Gaius, the host of Paul when he wrote the Epistle to the Roman, and who joined in sending his salutations (Romans 16:23). As Paul wrote this epistle from Corinth, it is probable that this Gaius is identical with (5).

(5) Gaius, whom Paul baptized at Corinth (1 Corinthians 1:14).

C. M. Kerr

Greek

1050. Gaios -- Gaius, the name of several Christian
... Gaius, the name of several Christian. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Gaios Phonetic Spelling: (gah'-ee-os) Short Definition: Gaius Definition ...
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Library

Gaius
... Chapter LIX. Gaius. Gaius, [2472] bishop of Rome, in the time of Zephyrinus,
that is, in the reign of Antoninus, the son of Severus ...
/.../various/jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter lix gaius.htm

Letter iv. To the Same Gaius Therapeutes.
... LETTERS OF DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE. LETTER IV. To the same Gaius Therapeutes. How,
you ask, is Jesus, Who is beyond all, ranked essentially with all men? ...
/.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter iv to the same.htm

Letter i. To Gaius Therapeutes.
... LETTERS OF DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE. LETTER I. To Gaius Therapeutes. DARKNESS
becomes invisible by light, and specially by much light. ...
/.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter i to gaius therapeutes.htm

Letter iii. To the Same Gaius.
... LETTER III. To the same Gaius. "Sudden" is that which, contrary to expectation,
and out of the, as yet, unmanifest, is brought into the manifest. ...
/.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter iii to the same.htm

Letter ii. To the Same Gaius Therapeutes.
... LETTER II. To the same Gaius Therapeutes. How is He, Who is beyond all [63] ,
both above source of Divinity and above source of Good? ...
/.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter ii to the same.htm

The Bishops in Jerusalem.
... 2. After him the succession in the episcopate was: first Cassianus; after him Publius;
then Maximus; [1532] following them Julian; then Gaius; [1533] after him ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xii the bishops in jerusalem.htm

Quirinius the Governor of Syria
... Marcius Censorinus governed Asia in AD.2-3. Further, Quirinius was probably
in Armenia in AD.3, as tutor of Gaius Caesar. There ...
/.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/chapter 11 quirinius the governor.htm

The First Successors of the Apostles.
... 22); Gaius of Macedonia (xix. 29); Aristarchus (xix. ... 2); Sopater, Secundus, Gaius
of Derbe (perhaps the same as the Gaius of Macedonia?), and Tychichus (xx. ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter iv the first successors of.htm

Hence Neither is it Lawful to Accuse those who have Left All...
... For at Ephesus also they seized Gaius and Aristarchus instead of Paul, and rushed
to the theatre, these being Paul's companions in travel [2331] and he wishing ...
/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon xiii hence neither is.htm

Acts xx. 1
... "And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians,
Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xliii acts xx 1.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Gaius

lord; an earthly man

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Gaius

or Caius (lord)--

A Macedonian who accompanied Paul in his travels, and whose life was in danger from the mob at Ephesus. (Acts 19:29) (A.D. 54.)
Of Derbe. He went with Paul from Corinth in his last journey to Jerusalem. (Acts 20:4) (A.D. 54.)
Of Corinth, whom Paul baptized and who was his host in his second journey in that city. (1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23) (These are supposed by some to be only one person.)
John's third epistle is addressed to Christian of this name. We may possibly identify him with No. 2.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) A Macedonian, Paul's fellow-traveller, and his host at Corinth when he wrote his Epistle to the Romans (16:23). He with his household were baptized by Paul (1 Corinthians 1:14). During a heathen outbreak against Paul at Ephesus the mob seized Gaius and Aristarchus because they could not find Paul, and rushed with them into the theatre. Some have identified this Gaius with No. (2).

(2.) A man of Derbe who accompanied Paul into Asia on his last journey to Jerusalem

(3.) A Christain of Asia Minor to whom John addressed his third epistle (3 John 1:1).

Thesaurus

Gaius (5 Occurrences)
... During a heathen outbreak against Paul at Ephesus the mob seized Gaius and Aristarchus
because they could not find Paul, and rushed with them into the theatre. ...
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Ga'ius (5 Occurrences)
Ga'ius. Gaius, Ga'ius. Galaad . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). Romans
16:23 Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. ...
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Trophimus (3 Occurrences)
... The eight were Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus, both from Thessalonica,
Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, Tychicus and Trophimus, both "Asians," and lastly ...
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Aristarchus (6 Occurrences)
... He is suddenly mentioned along with Gaius as having been seized by the excited
Ephesians during the riot stirred up by the silversmiths (Acts 19:29). ...
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Corinth (13 Occurrences)
... Hence, the many Latin names in the New Testament: Lucius, Tertius, Gaius, Erastus,
Quartus (Romans 16:21-23), Crispus, Titus Justus (Acts 18:7, 8), Fortunatus ...
/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Derbe (4 Occurrences)
... It was the native place of Gaius, one of Paul's companions (20:4). He did not here
suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:11). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DERBE. ...
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Erastus (3 Occurrences)
... He was apparently an important person in the Corinthian community, and with Gaius
probably represented that church in these fraternal relations with the Roman ...
/e/erastus.htm - 9k

Aristar'chus (6 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:29 and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one
accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians ...
/a/aristar'chus.htm - 8k

Romans (8 Occurrences)
... Phoebe (Romans 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, and Gaius of Corinth entertained
the apostle at the time of his writing it (16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14 ...
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Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)
... Philemon 1:24). Gaius, too, who is mentioned in conjunction with Aristarchus,
may have been a Thessalonian (Acts 19:29). How long ...
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Bible Concordance

Gaius (5 Occurrences)

Acts 19:29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Acts 20:4 These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Romans 16:23 Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Corinthians 1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

3 John 1:1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Gaius

Gaius or Caius

Gaius: A Corinthian, Whom Paul Baptized

Gaius: A Macedonian, and a Companion of Paul: Seized at Ephesus

Gaius: A Man of Derbe; Accompanied Paul from Macedonia

Gaius: Man to Whom John's Third Epistle Was Addressed

Related Terms

Ga'ius (5 Occurrences)

Trophimus (3 Occurrences)